Library Guides: Business Resources: Databases

Databases

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete is a full text business database, covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business. There are newspapers, magazines, scholarly articles, and SWOT analysis available here.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
IBISWorld is fast becoming a world leading strategic business information provider offering a wealth of powerful and comprehensive information on every industry, top 2000 companies and the business environment.
Reference Solutions Premium This link opens in a new window
ReferenceUSA is the premier source of business and residential information for reference and research. ReferenceUSA offers the most up-to-date data available in the market.

Alpha Vantage Stock Market APIs
This is a public-access data resource. Global financial and economic datasets covering a variety of asset classes (equities, foreign exchange rate, etc.) and derived market indicators (momentum, volatility). Purdue Northwest affiliates can reach out to support@alphavantage.co for 24/7 technical support or refer to this primer on financial data APIs for data integration & modeling guidance.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista aggregates statistical data on over 600 international industries from more than 18,000 sources, including market researchers, trade organizations, scientific journals, and government databases.
USA Trade Online This link opens in a new window
Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau, USA Trade Online is a dynamic data tool that gives users access to current and cumulative U.S. export and import data. With multiple data sets and capabilities, USA Trade Online can assist different types of customers from a wide range of industries and fields. Manufacturers and other businesses wishing to expand their business globally can utilize USA Trade Online to identify new markets, evaluate existing markets, and perform other market research tasks. The data available through this tool can also support economists in interpreting economic news and performing academic research, as well assist governments and federal agencies in analyzing domestic and international trade policies. USA Trade Online is now FREE to all users. If you are new to USA Trade Online, you can sign up for your FREE account by clicking on the “Sign-Up Now" button
World Bank - Data This link opens in a new window
Data can be exported to Excel. Over 550 development indicators that include social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators drawn from World Bank publications such as Social Indicators of Development, World Debt Tables, and World Tables.

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
Search a complete database comprising full-text business periodicals and news sources from ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry. Access publications like The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition, EIU ViewsWire, Going Global Career Guides, and Market Research Reports. The titles available here cover business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information.
Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Wilson Business Full Text provides fast, convenient access to a multitude of outstanding sources—from The New York Times Business Section and The Wall Street Journal to magazines and scholarly journals. Users will find feature articles, product reviews, interviews, biographical sketches.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 50 sources.